Singhraj Adhana

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Singhraj Adhana
Personal information
Born (1982-01-26) 26 January 1982 (age 42)
Faridabad, Haryana,India
Sport
CountryIndia
Coached byOmprakash, JP Nautiyal and Subhash Rana[1]
Medal record
Representing  India
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Mixed 50 m pistol SH1
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 10 m air pistol SH1

Singhraj Adhana (born 26 January 1982 in Faridabad, Haryana),[2] known mononymously as Singhraj, is an Indian paralympian and shooter. He won a silver medal in the Mixed 50m pistol SH1 and a bronze medal in the Men's P1 10 metre air pistol SH1 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[3][4][5][6][7] He is currently supported by OGQ.

Career achievements[edit]

  • Gold medal in P4 Team and Silver in P4 Individual events in Chateauroux World Cup 2018, France[2]
  • Bronze medal in P4 of Para Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia.[2]
  • Gold medal in Pl team event and a silver medal in P4 individual event at Al Ain World Cup 2019, UAE.[2]
  • Two Gold in P1, P4 team events and 2 Bronzes in P4 individual and P6 Team events in Osijek World Cup 2019.[2]
  • Bronze medal in P4 team event in Sydney World Championship 2019, Australia.[2]
  • Gold medal in P1,Silver in P4 team event and Bronze in P4 individual event in Al Ain World Cup 2021 held in UAE.[2]
  • Bronze medal in P1 10 metre air pistol SH1 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2][3][4][5]
  • Silver medal in Mixed 50m pistol SH1 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Education[edit]

  • According to various sources he was a student in class 9th at Rawal Convent School, Rawal Educational Society chaired by Mr. Anil Rawal.
  • He with Manish Narwal was appreciated at Rawal International School, Saroorpur industrial region, Faridabad on 18-9-2021 for bringing the achievements to India by Mr. CB Rawal.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ D'Cunha, Zenia (31 August 2021). "Tokyo Paralympics: Meet Singhraj Adhana, who built own range during lockdown and won a medal at 39". Scroll.in. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Once Forced to Sell Wife's Jewellery to Support Shooting Career, Singhraj Adhana Finally Fulfills His Paralympic Dream". News18. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Tokyo Paralympics: Singhraj Adhana Takes Bronze in 10m Air Pistol Final". TheQuint. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Tokyo Paralympics: Singhraj Adhana shoots bronze in men's 10m air pistol". The Times of India. PTI. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Paralympics: Singhraj Adhana wins bronze in 10m air pistol shooting". Deccan Herald. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Paralympics: Manish Narwal Wins Gold, Silver For Singhraj Adhana In 50m Mixed Pistol (SH1)". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: India's Manish Narwal bags gold, Singhraj Adhana wins silver in shooting". Zee News. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.